Despite 40 mph gusts and not so favorable conditions, the NMHU Cowboys shut down the Mavericks of Colorado Mesa University 2-0 on 5/17 in Mankato, Minn. to advance in NCAA Central Baseball Regional play. NMHU rode the arm of Cowboy hurler,
Jason Sirak, to their opening round win over CMU. Sirak pitched a complete game shut-out against the Mavericks to keep the Cowboys in the winner's bracket. Sirak is 2-0 against the Mavericks in his last two appearances on the mound. With the win, the Cowboys advance to second round play and will take on the winner of the Winona State / St. Cloud State game at 7:00 p.m. on 5/18. The Cowboys are now 40-14 on the season and are now within one win of tying their season win's record of 41. The Cowboys won 41 games in the 2001 and 2010 seasons.
“Jason (Sirak) had an outstanding outing on a great day to pitch. We made the plays we needed to make to get us out of some tough situations and had some timely hits today against a very good Colorado Mesa team. It's nice to get win number 40 in regional play,” said NMHU Head Coach
Steve Jones following his Cowboys 2-0 win over CMU.
Thomas King,
Josh McMahon and
Kyle Davis led the way for the Pokes offensively for the day. King would score the go ahead run for the Cowboys off an
AJ Alexander RBI single. King finished the day 2-3 with one run scored.
Josh McMahon finished the day 2-4 at the plate and
Kyle Davis finished the day 1-4 with a double and scored the Cowboys second run of the day off a
Eric Maupin RBI single.
Jason Sirak (7-1) had an excellent outing on the hill for the Pokes. Sirak pitched a complete game shut-out for the Cowboys allowing only six hits in nine innings pitched. Sirak faced 33 batters for the game.
With the win the Cowboys advance in NCAA Central Baseball Regional play and will face the winner of the Winona State / St. Cloud State game on 5/18 at 7:00 p.m. in Mankato, Minn.
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